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Little: Target Auckland speculators
Labour leader Andrew Little says the Reserve Bank should target property speculators to ease the pressures on the Auckland housing market.

NZ dollar rises against weaker greenback; touches fresh record vs. euro
The New Zealand dollar has slipped to 98.84 Australian cents from 99.03 cents yesterday ahead of Australian employment data today.

Reserve Bank 'trying to stem the flow'
Andrew Little says a speech from the Reserve Bank deputy governor was effectively saying there was a housing crisis – something John Key had refused to accept.

House prices hit record
"March is always the most active month for property sales, but there has never been a month's trading to compare with the past month," Barfoot and Thompson said.

'Super eight' suburb values up 17.9pc
Houses in eight Auckland suburbs south of the CBD topped national value rises, up a "whopping" 17.9 per cent annually, according to QV data just out.

Kiwi flirts with parity to Oz dollar
The New Zealand dollar continues its almost daily flirtation with Aussie dollar parity, reaching another record high on the cross rate as expectations began to mount that the Reserve Bank of Australia would soon cut its official interest rate for the seco

Yellen touts a slow, steady approach
US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said that rates would remain low "for some time" while the economy continues to recover.

NZ dollar hits new high against Aussie
The New Zealand dollar rose to a record against the Australian dollar on speculation the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut interest rates again.